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Team India captain Rohit Sharma (AP Image)
However, Rohit Sharma once again failed to convert his good start into a big score and was dismissed for 34 off the bowling of Blair Tickner.
Team India Captain Rohit Sharma has etched his name in the record books by hitting two scintillating sixes in the first ODI against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Rohit overtook Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the player to hit the most number of sixes on Indian soil in ODIs. The flamboyant opener once again got off to a good start on Wednesday, hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. He shared a 60-run partnership with young Shubman Gill to provide a solid start.
In the third over, Rohit hit his 124th six off Henry Shipley to go past Dhoni’s mark of 123 runs.
Most sixes in ODIs in India:
Rohit Sharma – 125*
MS Dhoni – 123
Sachin Tendulkar – 71
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However, the Hitman once again failed to convert his good start into a big score and was dismissed for 34 by Blair Tickner. The 35-year-old’s last ODI hundred came in 2022 which is a worrying sign for the Men in Blue now looking into 2023. World Cup year.
He looked in good form against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded series scoring a half-century but has been missing big hundreds with the bat and now the pressure is mounting on him to end the drought soon.
Meanwhile, Rohit won the toss and elected to bat against a confident New Zealand, who recently beat Pakistan 2-1, in the series opener on Wednesday.
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India made a few changes in their team from the last ODI against Sri Lanka as Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan found place in the XI.
“We will bat first. The pitch looks good, a bit dry. We want to make sure we bowl under the lights and defend the score. We did well against Sri Lanka, but this is different The challenge is there. It’s important for us to keep the momentum going. The spirit in the team is really good. Three changes. Hardik is back, Shardul is back. Sky and Ishaan are also playing,” Rohit said at the toss.
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